Touch input settings management

Abstract

In one aspect a method including: detecting an initial input indicating a user selection disabling finger/human body part touch input for a touch input device of an information handling device; providing a dialog box to a user offering an opportunity to provide an appropriate input confirming the initial input; responsive to expiration of a predetermined time, reverting back to a default mode wherein finger/human body part touch input is enabled, unless a confirming input is received within the predetermined time; and responsive to receiving a confirming input prior to the expiration of the predetermined time, selecting a pen only mode of input and disabling finger/human body part touch input on the touch input device of the information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method comprising:
 detecting an initial input indicating a user selection disabling finger/human body part touch input for a touch input device of an information handling device; 
 providing a dialog box to a user offering an opportunity to provide an appropriate input confirming the initial input, wherein the confirming input is required to be pen input; 
 temporarily disabling, during a duration of the dialog box, finger/human body part touch input on the touch input device; 
 responsive to expiration of a predetermined time, reverting back to a default mode wherein finger/human body part touch input is enabled, unless a confirming input is received within the predetermined time; and 
 responsive to receiving a confirming input prior to the expiration of the predetermined time, selecting a pen only mode of input and disabling finger/human body part touch input on the touch input device of the information handling device. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein responsive to receiving pen input as confirming input, a layer of the touch input device responsive to human touch is disabled. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising, responsive to receiving a reverse input enabling finger/human body part touch input, re-enabling finger/human body part touch input on the touch input device. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 3 , wherein the reverse input is provided with a pen. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the information handling device is a table computing device. 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the information handling device is a laptop computing device. 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the information handling device is an e-reader. 
     
     
       8. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the information handling device is a smart phone. 
     
     
       9. An information handling device, comprising:
 one or more processors; 
 a memory in communication with the one or more processors; and 
 a touch screen; 
 the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors: 
 detect an initial input indicating a user selection disabling finger/human body part touch input for the touch screen; 
 provide a dialog box to a user offering an opportunity to provide an appropriate input confirming the initial input, wherein the confirming input is required to be pen input; 
 temporarily disable, during a duration of the dialog box, finger/human body part touch input on the touch input device; 
 responsive to expiration of a predetermined time, revert back to a default mode wherein finger/human body part touch input is enabled, unless a confirming input is received within the predetermined; and 
 responsive to receiving a confirming input prior to the expiration of the predetermined time, select a pen only mode of input and disable finger/human body part touch input on the touch screen. 
 
     
     
       10. The information handling device of  claim 9 , wherein the confirming input is required to be pen input. 
     
     
       11. The information handling device of  claim 10 , wherein responsive to receiving pen input as confirming input, a layer of the touch screen responsive to human touch is disabled. 
     
     
       12. The information handling device of  claim 10 , further comprising, responsive to receiving a reverse input enabling finger/human body part touch input, re-enabling finger/human body part touch input on the touch screen. 
     
     
       13. The information handling device of  claim 12 , wherein the reverse input is provided with a pen. 
     
     
       14. The information handling device of  claim 9 , wherein the information handling device is a table computing device. 
     
     
       15. The information handling device of  claim 9 , wherein the information handling device is a laptop computing device. 
     
     
       16. The information handling device of  claim 9 , wherein the information handling device is an e-reader. 
     
     
       17. The information handling device of  claim 9 , wherein the information handling device is a smart phone. 
     
     
       18. A program product, comprising:
 a non-signal storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code comprising: 
 program code configured to detect an initial input indicating a user selection disabling finger/human body part touch input for the touch screen; 
 program code configured to provide a dialog box to a user offering an opportunity to provide an appropriate input confirming the initial input, wherein the confirming input is required to be pen input; 
 program code configured to temporarily disable, during a duration of the dialog box, finger/human body part touch input on the touch input device; 
 program code configured to, responsive to expiration of a predetermined time, revert back to a default mode wherein finger/human body part touch input is enabled, unless a confirming input is received within the predetermined time period; and 
 program code configured to, responsive to receiving a confirming input prior to the expiration of the predetermined time, select a pen only mode of input and disable finger/human body part touch input on the touch screen.